My results in "Find your major" test are different.

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>So I'm a junior and I took those "Find your Major" tests on college board and on my school website. I don't exactly know what I want to do, but I was leaning towards a science major like biology. But, after taking 2 "Find your Major" tests I get surprising results.</p>

<p>In both tests (from CB and my school) I get some sort of architecture or engineering-ish major! I basically have a huge load of science classes on my current resume. Do ya guys think I should take "architectural drafting" next year?</p>

<p>Or should I not rely on those silly online tests? o.O</p>

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<p>…When you take those silly online tests, you look for irony. Not for advice.</p>

<p>Pick the subject that most interests you and apply for it.</p>

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<p>The latter.</p>

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<p>Don’t let a computer decide what you want to do with your life.</p>

<p>I took a “career aptitude” test and got historian, something that I’m not the least bit interested in.</p>

<p>The tests are sort of fun to take, but leave it as that, just fun, don’t try to read into it too much.</p>

<p>Do whatever YOU want to do!</p>

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<p>I was once told to be a social worker.</p>

<p>I don’t like people very much.</p>

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<p>^Please don’t listen to the test. :)</p>

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<p>^^lol.</p>

<p>yeah, just pick the subject you’re most interested in. Many people tend to strive in what they like.</p>

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<p>One career inventory suggested I be a security guard.
Another told me I should be a midwife.</p>

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<p>lol, maybe you should be a midwife. You get to experience more miracles than anyone else.</p>

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<p>Lol @ people’s results. </p>

<p>I’ve only taken one so far, and it actually gave me a pretty good recommendation (business/law), on the grounds that I was “assertive”, had a “fine attention to detail”, and a knack for “problem solving and analytical thinking”. </p>

<p>:)</p>

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<p>Don’t career/major aptitude tests just ask what you’re interested in, you describe then what you think you want then it spits out its result, and what you’re describing is somewhere close to the top. It seems more like a game of 20 questions than anything. It doesn’t seem like it would be at all useful unless you can somehow answer the questions without bias. And I don’t understand how anyone intelligent could eliminate bias unless they’re taking it way too seriously.</p>

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<p>^really? The career/major aptitudes just asked about my likings and my skills and personalities, but mostly the skills and personality questions.</p>

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<p>There are some tests where you can play the game. They’re so obvious: “What is your favorite subject?” You pick biology and they give you “DOCTOR!” Oh really? Well, that was definitely unexpected…</p>

<p>Other tests use the personailty scheme, but you can twist those as well. “Do you like helping people? Do you enjoy science or history?”</p>

<p>I took the test without trying to twist it or anything and it gave me that lame result. Don’t trust them. Those tests are for the lower end of your class that have absolutely NO idea what they want to do.</p>